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The Interlopers / The Babysitter
Beware Poem / Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
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Define boundary
a border
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Define ponder
think about something
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What is a conflict in The Interlopers?
Between the two men Between the two families Between men and nature (wolves)
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Why does the Poet name the poem "Beware: Do not Read this poem?"
Interest the reader
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When does the action in The Tell Tale Heart speed up?
When the young man kills the old man
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Define feud
fight
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What does it mean to "foreshadow"?
To hint that something (bad) will happen
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What is the climax in The Interlopers?
Ulrich tells Georg that he sees wolves
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The poem is about the fear of _______________
disappearing
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Why does the author use many exclamation points at the end of The Tell Tale Heart?
to show desperation
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What does it mean to grant permission?
Give permission
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Define cease
stop
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What is the odd twist in The Interlopers?
The men call for help and wolves approach them
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The lady liked to look in _______________ all the time.
Mirrors
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What does the narrator in The Tell Tale Heart try to convince the reader in the beginning of the story?
He is not crazy
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Define identification
connection, recoginize
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Define prophet
predicts what will happen in the future
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Why does Hilary hesitate when the Mitchells ask her to babysit?
The house is spooky
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What word describes the young man while he is preparing to kill the old man?
patient
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What causes the narrator in The Tell Tale Heart to confess?
his imagination
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Define reconciliation
end an argument
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Define terror
fear
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Describe Hilary
She is responsible
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What does the narrator hate in The Tell Tale Heart?
the old man's eye
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Why is Lenore "lost"?
She is dead